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==General== | ==General== | ||
*May lead to ''rhinophyma'' - large bulbous nose. | *May lead to ''rhinophyma'' - large bulbous nose. | ||
An acneiform disorder - this group includes:<ref name=Ref_Derm77>{{Ref Derm|77}}</ref> | |||
*Rosacea. | |||
*Infective folliculitis. | |||
*Perioral dermatitis. | |||
*[[Acne vulgaris]]. | |||
==Gross== | ==Gross== | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[ | *[[Inflammatory skin disorders]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 18:02, 5 June 2013
Acne rosacea, also known as rosacea, a common inflammatory skin disorder that uncommonly gets biopsied.[1]
General
- May lead to rhinophyma - large bulbous nose.
An acneiform disorder - this group includes:[2]
- Rosacea.
- Infective folliculitis.
- Perioral dermatitis.
- Acne vulgaris.
Gross
Features:
- Early: erythema, comedones, papules, pustules.
- Late: large bulbous nose with erythema.
Rhinopyma. (WC)
Microscopic
Features:
- Perifollicular and perivascular lymphocytes.
- Vascular dilation.
- Folliculitis.
- Dermal fibrosis (late stage).
- Sebaceous gland hyperplasia (late stage).
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Micro
The sections shows hair-bearing skin with sebaceous hyperplasia and vertically oriented dermal fibrosis. Ther dermis has a lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate. Several epidermal hair follicle cysts are present. Focal giant cell formation is seen.
See also
References
- ↑ Busam, Klaus J. (2009). Dermatopathology: A Volume in the Foundations in Diagnostic Pathology Series (1st ed.). Saunders. pp. 79. ISBN 978-0443066542.
- ↑ Busam, Klaus J. (2009). Dermatopathology: A Volume in the Foundations in Diagnostic Pathology Series (1st ed.). Saunders. pp. 77. ISBN 978-0443066542.